They came by car, by bus,

and on foot. For miles they

came to remember those taken

a decade ago.

The overcast day matched

the somber mood of the peo-

ple who attended the ceremo-

ny at the Garden of Reflection

in Yardley on Sunday, which

marked the 10-year anniver-

sary of the attacks that

changed the nation.

Thousands came, listening

to stories from friends and

Men’s Soccer PreviewStephen Godwin Jr. talks with

head coach Justin Burroughs

about this upcoming season.

Steve’s SetlistStephen Wermuth introduces him-

self to the school for his weekly

music column.

new MajorsBilly Kerins gets the information

on the new majors here at Bucks.

Day care centerMelissa Fleishman explains to stu-

dents the benefits of the Day Care

Center at Bucks.

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Bucks county community college

The week of September 19, 2011Volume: 48 Issue: 1

By: hugh Fegely loved ones of those Bucks

County residents lost that day,

and prayers from various cler-

gy. At the moment of impact

for each of the flights, a bell

was struck. It was also rung

18 times while the names of

the local victims were read

off.

Participants included mem-

bers of the Warriors Watch

motorcycle club, members of

local police, fire, and rescue

departments, airline employ-

ees, as well as family, friends,

and other concerned local citi-

zens. Guest speakers included

Bucksstudentsreflect on9/11 By: Michael hunton

Buck, 21, from Levittown, is

an early education major at

Bucks who remembered her

thoughts on that infamous

September day a decade ago.

Fear and confusion were

common themes echoed by

students around campus as

they recalled their thoughts

and experiences from Sept. 11.

First and second year stu-

dents at Bucks were around 9-

12 years old when the attacks

took place. Lauren Sparich, 20,

a business major from

Morrisville, was in fifth grade

when the World Trade Centers

collapsed.

“I remember being in history

class when they announced

what was happening over the

public address system. They

told us to leave school and we

all had to walk home together.

I couldn’t comprehend what

was going on at the time. I did-

n’t really understand what had

happened.”

Sparich also recalled the

silence surrounding her house

the next few days. She lived in

Northeast Philadelphia right

next to the local airport.

As the 10th anniversary

passes, Americans all over the

country have their own stories

of how this event changed their

life. This is no different for

many Bucks students who

were old enough to remember

that day.

family members of the vic-

tims, Liuba Lashchyk (the

architect who designed the

Garden), and Lt. Col. Thomas

Armas (USMCR) - a survivor

and rescue worker from the

World Trade Center.

In a moving and emotional

speech, Lt. Col. Armas talked

about the day of the attack and

the efforts he participated in to

try and save people at the tow-

ers, and spoke in reverence of

those who lost their lives in

western Pennsylvania. He said

they took their fate into their

Brie Buck knew that

America would never be the

same again after Sept. 11,

2001.

“Everything happened so

quickly that day,” she said. “I

had a feeling, even at a young

age, that I knew this wasn’t

just going to blow over.”

Diversity at Bucks

Queen-Sabria

Moore interviews

students about

diversity at the

college..

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The week of September 19, 2011

Remembering the fallenown hands, saying, “Not here.

Not today. Not me.”

When finished, Lt. Col.

Armas returned to his seat

amid a standing ovation.

The Garden of Reflection

started in concept shortly after

the attacks, as a committee in

Lower Makefield Township

considered ways to honor the

nine township residents who

were lost.

The project quickly grew to

encompass the 18 residents of

Bucks County who were lost,

and, ultimately, all 2,973 vic-

tims. Less than six months

after the attacks, family mem-

bers of the fallen set out to

locate an appropriate site for

the memorial, and came

across the location at what

used to be known as North

Park - an old American Flag

was found wedged in a bram-

ble along a stream, a clear

symbol to those searching.

The park was soon renamed

“Memorial Park,” and in

September 2006 the creation

of the Garden of Reflection

was completed and dedicated

for the fifth anniversary or the

attacks.

Conceived as a gathering

place filled with symbolism,

and representing a contempla-

tive journey of remembrance,

reflection, and healing, the

Garden of Reflection provides

visitors a memorial journey

from sorrowful reminders of

tragedy and grief, ending at a

fountain symbolizing hope,

peace, and a celebration of

life.

Starting with the entrance

area, a tall flagpole bears the

national flag, across from

which a tear-shaped forecourt

displays fragments from the

ruins of the World Trade

Center. From the forecourt the

pathway leads into the memo-

rial fountain, with a secondary

path spiraling away to encircle

the Wall of Remembrance.

Trees line the walkways; 18

maples represents the Bucks

County victims, and 58 red-

bud trees represent the 58 vic-

tims from Pennsylvania.

Among the trees are scat-

tered 42 lamps, one for each

child from the state who lost a

parent. Two walls of remem-

brance line the inner sanctum

of the memorial - one for the

2,973 victims of the attack

along the outer edge of the

fountain, and the second for

the Bucks County residents,

facing the twin fountains of

water which represent the

twin towers, rising from dark-

ened pits, symbolizing

renewed hope rising from

darkness.

At the end of the formal cer-

emonies, attendees were taken

by rows away from the grand-

stand to walk the paths of the

monument and lay flowers for

the fallen. Quietly the public

walked amongst the trees and

placards, discussing how they

felt now, a decade later, reliv-

ing that fateful day.

Eventually, by groups and

alone, just as they had arrived,

attendees departed with

respectful quiet... on foot, by

bus, and by car.

Garden of Reflection

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Day care center available for students with childrenBy: Melissa FleishMan

Centurion Staff

Bucks offers many services

for students who are parents,

one of which is the Early

Learning Center, or ELC,

which provides affordable day

care to children of Bucks stu-

dents.

Located behind Founders

Hall, the ELC is nationally

accredited by the National

Association for the Education

of Young Children and

licensed by the Pennsylvania

Department of Public Welfare,

and participates in the

Pennsylvania Keystone Stars

quality definition program.

“We have a really great pro-

gram so the parents don’t have

to worry. They can study, they

can take their classes or engage

in extracurricular activities and

they’re confident their kids are

in great care,” says Dee Short,

Director of the Early Learning

Center.

Many different activities are

there for the children through-

out each semester.

“It’s a full curriculum that is

offered to them, obviously dif-

ferent activities for a five-year-

old than a two-year-old, but we

try to cover all of the develop-

mental domains so there’s lots

of physical games and activi-

ties that they do to build phys-

ical strength,” Short says.

In the back of the center,

there is a playground equipped

with slides, bikes, and different

outdoor activities. The children

also have access to the campus

grounds for walks and other

endeavors including a behind-

the-scenes tour of the cafeteria.

There is also a great deal of

self-exploration exercised,

including creative art, dramatic

play, and circle time.

“We do a lot of creative arts

like singing and putting on

shows, drawing; we’ve

received a grant from PNC, so

we have a guest teacher that

comes in and does iPad art

with the kids. We’re getting

artist canvases so each child

can draw their own picture,

and we’re going to display

them in the gallery outside the

Gallagher Room,” explains

Short.

ELC currently has 38 chil-

dren enrolled, and provides

three programs: pre-kinder-

garten for age four, preschool

for age three, and a toddler

program for age two. There

are four teachers and four

assistant teachers, positions

available to Bucks students.

Short says, “We have work-

study students who work here

as part of the work-study pro-

gram. We get student teachers,

so if there’s an exceptional stu-

dent teacher who is going on to

get their four-year degree,

we’ll ask if they're eligible to

work one day a week, or when-

ever they are free, so they can

work here and continue their

education.”

Bucks subsidizes these pro-

grams to provide affordable

rates of $3.50 per hour for chil-

dren age three and four, with a

maximum daily fee of $19, and

$3.75 per hour for toddlers

with a maximum daily fee of

$20.

The Early Learning center is

open from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30

p.m. when classes are in ses-

sion. They are open during the

fall and spring semesters, as

well as summer semester when

there are enough children

enrolled.

Short said, “Word is getting

out, a couple of our programs

are full for the fall- the pre-k

and the toddler program -so

we’re glad that people are get-

ting to know us.”

Students can enroll their chil-

dren in the Early Learning

Center by contacting them

directly.

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Students favor BucksBy: Stephen WerMuth

Centurion Staff

While students at most uni-

versities are paying tens of

thousands of dollars for their

education and often times trav-

eling far from home, students

at Bucks are receiving the

same classes at a fraction of the

price without feeling like

they’re “missing out.”

Kelsey Foreman, a 19-year-

old journalism major from

Neshaminy, said that the low-

cost tuition at Bucks compared

to other schools is one of the

best things about the college.

“It’s cheap and convenient”

Foreman said. “You get your

electives out of the way for

way cheaper than other

places.”

But Foreman said that in the

future, she hopes the school

will add more majors to its

selection.

“There isn’t a wide enough

variety in the fields,” Foreman

said.

This fall Bucks added three

additional majors, bumping the

number of degree options up to

85. The three new majors are

Campus colorsBy: Queen-SaBria Moore

Centurion Staff

Bucks has students of many

ethnicities, but “you always

see white with white, and black

with black,” said Linda

Tharakan 19, an Indian biology

major. Even in 2011 some feel

Bucks is still segregated.

“I think it’s sad because stu-

dents should branch out and

meet new people,” said Shaina

Peirce, 18 a black journalism

major.

She went on to say that peo-

ple cling to what they know.

Students feel like they have

more in common with some-

one of their own race. People

with similar same traits and

personality find it easier to get

along.

“We click together in a way

that some Caucasians wouldn’t

understand,” said Ebony

Welch, 19 a black secondary

education major. Many times

African-American students

feel as if there aren’t any clubs

or activities geared to their cul-

ture.

Howevere, there is the Black

criminal justice, health infor-

mation technology and recre-

ational leadership.

Chloe Jaffee, 19, an art ther-

apy major from Richboro,

agrees with Foreman on the

fair pricing of Bucks.

“It’s cheap! My semesters

are like a third of the price

compared to some of my

friends,” Jaffee said.

In addition to being afford-

able, Jaffee receives other ben-

efits from the school.

“The Art Center is great. I

mean, they give you your sup-

plies [for free].”

Melissa Gagon, of Levittown

said that the size of the campus

is her favorite thing.

“It’s small, which I like,”

Gagon said, “It kind of has that

‘one-on-one with the teachers’

feel to it.”

Her brother, Andre, said that

the social aspect at Bucks is

different than at a university.

“[At Bucks], you go to class

and go home,” he said, “At a

university, you stay on campus

and are almost forced to inter-

act with others, whereas [at

Bucks], you just go home the

second you’re done with

[class].”

Melissa’s only gripe was

with the cafeteria.

“Some of the food could be

better,” she said, with Andre

adding that the prices are a lit-

tle high.

Jaffee also had a suggestion

for the school. When asked if

there were any departments

that could use improvement,

she gestured toward the tutor-

ing center.

“They basically tell you what

you already know,” Jaffee said.

“It’s a great aspect of the

school, I just wish it was a lit-

tle better.”

Overall however, Bucks stu-

dents believe that they will get

a great education, on a campus

they love, at a very convenient

price.

Student Union, whose purpose

is to “provide a positive sup-

port unit for African-American

students here at Bucks, and

serve as a cultural, educational

and social resource for the col-

lege.”

On the other hand some stu-

dents feel like Bucks is a

diverse educational melting

pot. They believe Bucks is a

place where everyone can

come together. Matt Nickels,

19, a Caucasian video and cin-

ema production major, feels

that Bucks is “kind of mixed,

no one is in groups of the same

kind unlike

high school.”

S t u d e n t s

u n d e r s t a n d

that it doesn’t

matter what

your back-

ground is,

everyone is

equal. “I hang

out with all

people from

all different

races and cul-

tures even if

they have dif-

ferences from

me,” he

added.

L i a m

Kirgan, 19 a

C a u c a s i a n

b u s i n e s s

major, said the

fact that students come from

all over Bucks County oror

beyond makes it easy for cul-

tures to merge together. There

is always someone new wait-

ing to be met.

“It’s easier to start up conver-

sations with people from

another race or background

because you don’t have some-

thing in common, so it will be

easy to talk about something

new,” Chintan Patel, 19, an

Indian MIC major said.

In other words, if there aren’t

many people of your same race

around your area, you are

forced to talk to people from a

different race, ultimately mak-

ing it easier for people to form

diverse groups.

While Bucks is a place for

great education it is also a

place for many opinions and

choices that the students here

definitely take advantage of.

Their differences will not have

an effect on what the students

here want to achieve in life.

Some students will come

together and some students

would rather keep to them-

selves. At least one thing that

everyone can agree on is the

importance of a great educa-

tion.

Student Tamyria Bennett working on homework near Fireside Lounge.

neWs6 The week of September 19, 2011

new majors at BucksCenturion Staff

Students at Bucks now have

more choices in the form of

three new majors, according to

a college press release.

Starting this fall, Bucks stu-

dents can major in health infor-

mation technology, join in an

updated criminal justice cur-

riculum, or go for an 18-credit

recreational leadership certifi-

cate.

“We continually review our

majors to make sure we are

meeting the needs of various

fields, and the needs of stu-

dents who want to enter those

careers,” said Catherine

McElroy, Dean of Academic

and Curricular Services, in the

press release.

Health information technolo-

gy, a major new to Bucks this

fall, is a 67-credit degree

which spun off of the existing

medical coding and billing cer-

tification program.

According to the Bucks

course catalog, health informa-

tion technology majors can

expect to apply their technolo-

gy and analysis skills in a num-

ber of medical and emergency

service fields, including; reha-

bilitation centers, drug and

alcohol facilities, local health

departments, pharmaceutical

companies and health insur-

ance firms.

In addition to the new major,

police administration and cor-

rectional administration have

been combined into a 61-credit

criminal justice degree.

Jeff Clancy, a 20-year old-

criminal justice major from

Huntington Valley, was happy

that the degree was merged

into criminal justice.

“It didn’t make much sense

to me that they didn’t have

criminal justice here, correc-

tional administration is basi-

cally the same thing,” said

Clancy.

Clancy says several colleges

he was looking to

transfer to were

not accepting his

credits from his

c o r r e c t i o n a l

administrat ion

major. He hopes

the merger of the

two degrees will

change that.

According to

the Bucks news

release, students

who complete an

associate’s in

criminal justice

at Bucks and go

on to complete a

bachelor’s at a

four-year college

can expect to find job opportu-

nities at a variety of law

enforcement agencies, includ-

ing the FBI, DEA, correctional

facilities and local or state

police agencies.

Bucks also added an 18-cred-

it in Recreational leadership

certification program.

According to the Bucks course

catalog, students participating

in the certificate program will

learn skills pertaining to life-

guarding, professional

CPR/First Aid, water safety

instructor training, advanced

skills and standards for ropes

course training, and facility

events planning.

Jason Roth, 19, liberal arts

major from Warminster, says

that while he is currently

unsure what he wants to major

in, he definitely wants to get

the recreational leadership cer-

tificate.

“I have always been into out-

door things. I am always at

Tyler Park and other communi-

ty centers in the area, I’ve

always been interested in being

a park ranger so this major

could help me become one,”

said Roth.

Students who wish to read

more about the new degrees

can pick up a copy of the

Bucks course catalog in The

Hub, or view it online at

www.bucks.edu/catalog.

By: Billy Kerins

7The week of September 19, 2011 newS

hurricane outcomeEarthquakes, tornadoes and

hurricanes are each natural dis-

asters that you will never see in

the Lower Bucks area right?

Wrong.

On the night of August 27,

havoc struck the East Coast

and her name was Irene.

Hurricane Irene. This nasty

category 4 hurricane touched

down in places that have never

experienced anything like it,

such as Pennsylvania, New

York, and even as far North as

New England.

The storm brought with it

high winds, rain, power out-

ages, flooding, damage to

homes and even one reported

death in our area.

Warnings came from local

news, the weather channel, and

even Mayor Michael Nutter of

Philadelphia, but were citizens

in denial? Did these people

really think that a hurricane

could hit us up here in our little

protective bubble that we call

Pennsylvania?

Many people didn’t think

that we could be affected,

By:rocco diSanGro

Centurion Staff

huricane havocBy: Stephen Godwin Jr.

Centurion Staff

Hurricane Irene ripped

through some East Coast states

during the weekend of Aug.

27, killing approximately 55

people and causing widespread

flooding and power outages.

While the hurricane originat-

ed in the Caribbean and

stretched to Canada, it did

most of its damage in Florida,

North Carolina, and New

England. Vacationers along the

Jersey shore were sent home

early due to the state of emer-

gency declared by Gov. Chris

Christie.

The hurricane warnings sent

residents flooding into food

and convenience stores to grab

the needed essentials such as

milk, bread, batteries, flash-

lights, and portable generators.

Such items were quickly

depleted from shelves.

Jeremy Laur, an accounting

major from Langhorne, said

he thought the storm was over-

hyped and that he did not have

problems with flooding or

power outages.

Bucks business professor

Greg Luce thought people had

overreacted and were too para-

noid about the storm. He and

his family endured the storm

without incident, unlike an

unfortunate neighbor who

drowned when she tried to go

through a highly flooded area.

Many Bucks students had

different stories. Laura d’Arc,

also from Langhorne, experi-

enced a power outage that last-

ed for over 24 hours. The

heavy rain did not make the

commute for d’Arc any easier

either, as it took her longer to

get to work due to the lowered

speed limit.

Doylestown native Martin

Kona was mostly unaffected

by the storm, but did have to

take an alternative route to

work. A tornado warning later

in the night kept him at work

longer than expected.

Although Kona felt the news

stations did a good job with the

coverage of the hur-

ricane, he worried

that overhyping

these kinds of

storms will handicap

us in the future.

Tiffany Petito, a

student from

Morrisville, stayed

with her dad in

Trenton, New Jersey

and did not get home

until Sunday after-

noon because of the

state of emergency.

Sports were affect-

ed by the storm as

well. The

Philadelphia Phillies

were scheduled to

play that Saturday

and Sunday, but the

storm forced them to

postpone the games. The New

York Jets and the New York

Giants had to reschedule their

Saturday preseason matchup.

because most hurricanes are

downgraded before they hit

the Carolinas. I put my nose to

the grindstone to find out what

some of the students at Bucks

felt about this bizarre storm.

Dan Welch, 18, education

major from Yardley, was at his

house watching the television

when the obnoxious weather

alert warning sounded. He

looked to find a tornado warn-

ing flashing on the screen. He

didn’t think anything of it, and

having to wake up for work the

next day, he had to get some

sleep.

Welch woke up to no power

in his house. On his way to

work he came up to a power-

less 4 way stoplight. He knew

what to do in this situation, and

stopped to look around him

before he went through the

intersection.

“Some lady decided she

wanted to go too and hit the

back of my car” he said.

People get panicky in those sit-

uations and don’t remember

that they should treat this situ-

ation like a 4 way stop sign.

Spencer Corrigan, 18, a stu-

dent from Yardley, was also

faced with some problems that

night because his house is

between the river and canal.

He was at a friend’s house and

already knew what can happen

when it floods. He stated that

the warnings were very helpful

and not overdone at all.

It did flood in his home and

he was unable to return for two

days. “It sucked,” he said, but

felt it wasn’t as bad as he

thought it would be.

There were some more fortu-

nate people who didn’t have to

deal with flooding, or damage.

Vinny Tenaglia, 18, a business

major from Bristol said that his

power had been out since 10

a.m. on Sunday morning. He

still felt that the warnings were

overdone.

Even though Hurricane Irene

was not the end of the world,

power outages crippled many

of us because we rely on it for

our entertainment and comfort.

Many think that we need to be

thankful that we escaped it rel-

atively unscathed.

entertAInment8 The week of September 19, 2011

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Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball

club on a budget by employing computer-generated

analysis to draft his players.

Directed by: Bennett Miller

Starring: Brad Pitt, Jonah Hil, Robin

Wright

release Date: 23 September

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Directed by: Gary McKendry

Starring: jason Statham, Clive Owen,

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release Date: 23 Septemberr

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Blink-182new album “neighborhoods”27 September

Chickenfootnew album “Chickenfoot III”27 September

misfitsnew album “the Devil’s rain”4 October

Steve’s setlistBy: Stephen Wermuth

Centurion Staff

My name is Stephen

Wermuth, and this is

my little section

known as "Steve's Set

list."

I am in my fifth and

final semester here at

Bucks. I'm majoring

in Sport

Management, and am

19 years of age.

This is basically

going to be a weekly

write-up about some-

thing newsworthy in

the music world. That

includes album

reviews, one-on-one

artist interviews, con-

cert recaps and break-

ing music news.

To introduce myself

a little better, I will let

you know that these

past five years or so

for me music-wise

have been insane.

While sports may be

my major in school,

music is my oxygen in life. So

far, I've seen close to 60 bands

live, and those are the ones I

can remember off the top of

my head.

I've seen everybody from

The Marshall Tucker Band to

Iron Maiden. But mostly, I tend

to stick to the Alternative Rock

genre with bands like Weezer,

Paramore, All Time Low, and

Panic! At The Disco.

I've also met a few

bands/musicians in my concert

days as well. Taylor York

(Paramore), Rivers Cuomo

(Weezer), and the bands Biffy

Clyro and Cage The Elephant

are just a few samples of the

vast amount of musicians I

have encountered.

There's just something that

keeps bringing me back.

There's just a certain "high" I

get from concerts. As a

drug/alcohol-free guy myself,

that feeling from a show is my

kind of addiction. I think that's

enough with the bragging for

now, I'll save some of that for

the rest of the semester.

So there you have it; my little

introduction. I hope this turns

out to be as successful as I

envision in my head.

I will be honest and say that

most of my articles will be

about the "rock" genre, leaning

more towards

the "alterna-

tive" side.

Every once in a

while, I plan to

venture outside

of my comfort

zone and dive

into different

genres to try to

at least please

everybody just

once.

I will say that

for the next two

weeks, I already

have my arti-

cles planned

out. Now, I'm

not going to

ruin the sur-

prise, but one

week involves a

concert from a

former lead

singer of a

Pennsylvania

band, and the

other story will please the

"killjoys" out there.

I'm looking forward to mak-

ing my first year as a "journal-

ist" promising, and I hope you

come along for the ride. It

should be a wild one.

Steve Wermuth with th Flyers shirt standing with the band Cage The Elephant

Wordsmiths (Poetry &

Prose)

Iain Haley Pollock and

Joseph Chelius -

September 30, 7:30 p.m.,

Orangery

Iain Haley Pollock’s first

collection of poems, Spit

Back a Boy, won the 2010

Cave Canem Poetry Prize.

Pollock earned a bache-

lor's degree in English

from Haverford College

and an M.F.A. in creative

writing from Syracuse

University. He is a Cave

Canem Fellow.

Joseph Chelius was the

2000 Bucks County Poet

Laureate, and recently

published his second

chapbook, Row House

Yards. His first book of

poetry, Taking Pictures,

was published in 2006.

He earned an M.A. in cre-

ative writing from Temple

University.

Edmund White -

November 4th, Orangery

Edmund White is the

author of many books,

including The Beautiful

Room is Empty: A Novel,

A Boy's Own Story: A

Novel, The Flaneur: A

Stroll Through the

Paradoxes of Paris, The

Farewell Symphony, City

Boy: My Life in New York

During the 1960s and '70s,

and Genet: A Biography.

He was the recipient of the

National Book Critics

Circle Award for Genet, in

addition to receiving two

fellowships from the

Ingram Merrill

Foundation and a

Guggenheim fellowship.

In 2001, he received the

Ferro-Grumley Award

from the Publishing

Triangle for The Married

Man.

Martha Rhodes -

December 2nd, Orangery

Martha Rhodes has

written four collections of

poetry: At the Gate,

Perfect Disappearance,

Mother Quiet and The

Beds. Her poems have

been published widely in

such journals as Agni,

Columbia, Fence, New

England Review, Pleiades,

P l o u g h s h a r e s ,

TriQuarterly, and the

Virginia Quarterly

Review. She has also been

frequently anthologized,

her work appearing in The

New American Poets: A

Bread Loaf Anthology,

Last Call: Poems on

Alcoholism, Addiction,

and Deliverance, and The

KGB Bar Book of Poetry.

James Richardson and

Ethel Rackin - February

17th, Orangery

James Richardson is

the author of

six books of poetry and

two books of criticism,

including, most recently,

By the Numbers: Poems

and Aphorisms, which was

a finalist for the 2010

National Book Award. His

work has appeared in peri-

odicals such as the New

Yorker and the Paris

Review, and has been

included in several recent

editions of The Best

American Poetry, among

other anthologies.

Ethel Rackin's poems

have appeared in The

American Poetry Review,

Colorado Review, Court

Green, Volt, Poetry East,

and in numerous other

journals. She earned her

MFA from Bard College

and her PhD in English

Literature from Princeton.

She is Assistant Professor

of Language and

Literature at BCCC.

April Linder - March

30th, Orangery

April Lindner received

the 2002 Walt McDonald

First Book Prize from

Texas Tech University

Press for her poetry col-

lection, Skin. Her poems

have appeared in many

journals, including The

Hudson Review, The Paris

Review, Crazyhorse,

Prairie Schooner, and The

Formalist, as well as in

numerous textbooks and

anthologies. She also co-

edited Contemporary

American Poetry, an

anthology in Longman's

Penguin Academics series.

Mark Doty & Paul

Lisicky - April 27th

Gateway Auditorium

Mark Doty has a number

of books of poetry to his

credit, including Fire to

Fire: New and Selected

Poems, School of the Arts,

Source, and My

Alexandria. His work has

been critically acclaimed,

having received the

National Book Award for

Fire to Fire: New and

Selected Poems. In addi-

tion, he has been honored

by the National Book

Critics Circle Award, and

is the only American poet

to have received the T.S.

Eliot Prize in the U.K. He

has also received fellow-

ships from the

Guggenheim and National

Endowment for the Arts.

Paul Lisicky is the

author of Lawnboy,

Famous Builder, and two

forthcoming books: The

Burning House and

Unbuilt Projects. He has

won a National

Endowment for the Arts

Fellowship, in addition to

awards from the James

Michener /Copern icus

Society, the Henfield

Foundation, the New

Jersey State Council on

the Arts, and the Fine Arts

Work Center in

Provincetown.

Poetry Reading Series

Mark Doty & Paul Lisicky - April 27th Gateway Auditorium

Iain Haley Pollock and Joseph Chelius - September 30, 7:30 p.m., Orangery

11The week of September 19, 2011 newS

Bucks soccer kicks offBy: StePhen Godwin Jr

Centurion Staff

New season, new confer-

ence, new captains, same goal

for the Bucks Centurion soccer

team with new young players.

Championship hopes run

high at the beginning of any

sports season, regardless of the

level of play. Such hopes are

especially abundant with the

Bucks Men’s Soccer team who

has been a dominating force

throughout the last decade.

The men’s soccer team

returns only five starters from

last year’s squad, but coach

Justin Burroughs says the new

players will do a commendable

job of filling the shoes of last

year’s players.

Burroughs is entering his

seventh season coaching the

men’s soccer team, which is

entering its first season in the

National Junior College

Athletic Association with

ambitions to pursue tougher

competition and national titles.

The Centurions used to

reside in the Eastern Collegiate

Conference where they won

EPPCC and PCAA state titles.

The NJCAA is made up of 17

different teams, four of which

are ranked nationally.

Last year’s captain has

moved on to Merrywood

University where he plans to

continue his educational goals

and will be starting on the soc-

cer team. This, however, opens

the door for a young trio of

captains named Cody

Malosiecki (midfield), Tikel

Habte (midfield), and Damen

Custer (goal).

The reason the

coach went with a trio

of captains instead of

an individual is to

ensure there is a cap-

tain on the field at all

times.

Joining Cody and

Tikel in the midfield

well be Brandon

Moninghoff and

Eugene Harmon. Dan

Foley will be playing

up front on offense as

a striker, and David

Nightlinger and

Fatorna Greene will

be playing in the back on

defense.

The coach said, “The team

does not have a go-to guy on

the team, but rather expects the

whole team to contribute. This

is a good thing for team chem-

istry and also does not handi-

cap the team when somebody

needs to step in a big spot.”

Manning the net will be

Michal Kimonicz, who is

returning from last year.

Michal suffered a hairline frac-

ture of the kneecap last year,

but shows no ill effects this

year from the injury.

The season kicked off at

home against Ocean college

who are currently ranked 12 in

the country. They have an all-

American goal keeper and are

a force to be reckoned with on

the pitch.

The Centurions played at

home against Montgomery on

Sept 13, Union Sept 17,

Brookdale Sept 22, and Morris

Sept 24. The Centurions hit the

road Sept 15 to face their arch

rival Northampton, who has

exchanged countless wins and

losses with the Centurions over

the years.

Centurions to face Bergen

Oct, 12 and heavyweight

Mercer, currently ranked 16th

in the country, on Oct, 13 and

Camden Oct, 15 to finish up

their home games.

The Centurions will hit the

road Sept, 20 when they travel

to face Raritan Valley,

Middlesex Sept. 27, and

Cumberland Oct. 4.

Finishing up the regular sea-

son the Centurions will play

away against Gloucester Oct.

17 and Manor Oct. 19, leading

to the playoffs beginning on

Oct. 22.

Phillies clinch playoffs, Bucks students confidentBy: Michael hunton

Centurion Staff

On Wednesday, the

Philadelphia Phillies secured a

playoff berth for the fifth

straight year, defeating the

Houston Astros 1-0.

Roy Halladay pitched his

20th career shutout and

Philadelphia became the first

team to reach the playoffs this

season. Philadelphia's magic

number is down to four games

for clinching the National

League East for the fifth

straight year.

The Phillies currently hold a

record of 94 wins and 49 loss-

es, the best record in the MLB.

Manuel Rodriguez, 23, a

journalism major from

Levittown, and a New York

Mets fan, had to pay his

respects to the team. “Even

being a Mets fan, I think the

Phillies have a really good

chance to go all the way this

year. It seems like every year

they improve on every aspect.

Defense, pitching, hitting,

everything, they continue to

get better each year.”

Philadelphia is known for

their die-hard fans that are

never hesitant to voice an opin-

ion, whether it is negative or

positive. But this year’s team

seems to have fans feeling a bit

more confident.

John Coyne, 20, a communi-

cations major from

Wilmington, thinks the sky is

the limit for the team. “I think

we’re going all the way this

year. We picked up some big

names this year like Lee and

Pence who have helped us out

so much.”

Coyne was not just confident

for this year’s team, but even

for the years to come. “I think

we have a shot to be just as

successful next year. I think we

have what it takes to repeat.”

Hunter Pence, Phillies right

Fielder, who has had big pro-

duction numbers since being

traded from Houston, has

become a new favorite for

many.

Chris Apple, 20, communica-

tions major from Doylestown,

attributes a lot of the Phillies

success to the acquisitions the

team made this year. “I think

Pence has established himself

as one of the best players on

the team. I think with what we

have we will take the champi-

onship just like they did in

2008.”

While the season is far from

over, you can’t ignore how

good the Phillies have turned

out to be. A championship is

never guaranteed, but it is hard

not to think they will go all the

way.

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soccer team gets beat in opener

Bucks’ men’s soccer team

opened up their season last

Tuesday against the

Montgomery Mustangs, losing

5-1.

The Centurions started the

game well by putting pressure

on the Mustang defenders and

playing each possession to its

fullest.

The team seemed deflated

after striker J.J Natale scored

halfway through the first half.

It didn’t take long for the

Centurions to equalize the

game with a goal from Elvin

Jallah.

The Mustangs scored later in

the first half on a penalty kick

that was caused by a contro-

versial hand ball call on

Fatorna Greene.

Coach Justin Burroughs

stressed hustle during the half-

time talk. Mike Klimonicz sub-

stituted for goalie Damen

Custer to start the second half.

The Centurions conceded

By:sTephen Godwin Jr.

Centurion Staff

another goal, giving the

Mustangs a 3-1 lead during a

set-piece corner kick.

The Mustangs scored two

more goals to close out the

game with the help of mid-

fielder Miguel Cortes, and for-

ward Joel Obiri-Asare.

Montgomery soccer coach

Matt Giordano said after the

game that, “Bucks actually

controlled the ball better in the

first half, but that we really

picked up in the second half.”

The game’s M.V.P., J.J

Natale, said, “It was a tough

first half, but I am very thank-

ful that my team was able to

put in more goals and set me

up with key passes.”

After the game, Burroughs

talked to his players and said

they performed poorly. He also

emphasized how they need to

play better in the future.

“They just outworked us and

we did not adjust on some

things,” Burroughs said.

He didn’t think that the

penalties or yellow cards hand-

ed out had any effect on the

game’s outcome, but he did

think the officials might

have missed some calls.

Burroughs admitted that

he knows the players are

only human and the loss

can’t be blamed on penal-

ties. Goalie Damen Custer

thought the team had a

strong first half, but said,

“We looked sluggish in the

second half.”

The coach thought that

the team learned from this

game, saying, “I think they

realized the speed of the

game at the college level

and that it’s not like when

they played in high school.”

The day after the game,

Fatorna Greene, a

Centurion player said, “We just

have to work harder and make

the proper adjustments for

Northampton.”

The dream team?By: Chris Apple

Centurion Staff

After making some great

offseason moves, some say

the Philadelphia Eagles will

go to the Super Bowl. Or

will they?

There’s no doubt that the

Eagles made the best moves

of any team this offseason,

acquiring pro-bowl players

like Nnamdi Asomugha,

Dominique Rodgers-

Cromartie, and Jason

Babin. All the hype began

when the Eagles backup

quarterback Vince Young

called this team “The

Dream Team.”

Many players on the team

accepted the name, but others

like Coach Andy Reid didn’t

want to hear it. Mike and Mike

in the Morning interviewed

Reid and he said, "Right now,

we've got a lot of good looking

guys standing around watch-

ing.”

We can all agree that the

Eagles have put together some-

thing of a “dream team.” But

only time will tell, and the

Eagles sure have to back up

that name during the regular

season, and prove that they are

indeed the “dream team”. We

can all hope that the players

stay healthy during the season,

which is a big factor to win-

ning games.

When asked about how the

Eagles are going to do this

year, Bill Kerins, 21, journal-

ism major from Southampton

said, “I don’t know, I see a lot

of concerns with the offensive

line and how the defense

played last week.”

Even though he has many

concerns about the team

Kerins went to say that “it still

should be a good year and they

should have a deep playoff

run”.

Mike Hunton, 18, a commu-

nications major from Bristol

said that “they have a lot of tal-

ent to win the Super Bowl, but

I don’t think they will win it.”

He added, “I’m worried about

Vick getting hurt, and he’s get-

ting hit a lot. He was hit about

12 times last week.”

Stephen Wuermuth, 19, a

sports-management major

form Bensalem, is not really a

football fan but he said “The

Eagles have made some drastic

moves during the offseason. So

it’s either going to pay off or

it’s going to be a complete dis-

aster. By being called the

‘Dream Team,’ the Eagles are

going to have to prove a lot this

season, and make it pay off.”

It’s hard to say how the

Eagles will do this season. But

with the new faces on the team,

expectations are high.